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DREAMS CAN COME TRUE

There is a long way in front of you in the business
world. It is never too early to plan for your goals.
First, you must specify your skills and interests and
find out what you should do over the next twenty or
twenty-five years. Of course, it is very hard to predict
what is going to happen in the future. However, you
can make a good plan for it. This can reduce risks of
having an unhappy career in the future. When you
make your preferences according to the necessities of
life, you might have fewer disappointments. You must
be ready to face some difficulties in this path. While
you are making your career plan, you mustn’t stick
to what your family says or their desires. Your own
dreams are always more important than anything
else.

Also, you have to be patient. Making a shortlist of the alternatives can be very useful. If you are
uncertain about your first alternative, you must consider your personal habits and interests.
Reading articles on career planning will always help you, too. Your future career is mostly related to
your education, so think twice before you choose your department at university.

1. Answer the following questions according to the text.

a) How can you guarantee a happy career in the future?
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b) What will you face on the steps towards your career?
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c) What is the most important thing in a career plan?

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d) What two things can be helpful in career planning?
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2. Which one is TRUE according to the text. Put a tick.
a) You should not start planning your career until you graduate from university.

b) You should follow your parents’ dreams while planning your career.

c) If you plan carefully and ahead of time, you can reach your dream career.

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 B Writing
Reverse Poem
A reverse poem can be read from top to bottom and have one meaning, but it can also be read from bottom to
top and have a different or opposite meaning. The topic of a reverse poem is usually something that has two
opposite viewpoints or sides to it.
Read the reverse poem “I Have a Dream” from top to bottom and then from bottom to top. Then, write your
own reverse poem in about 6-12 lines.

I HAVE A DREAM
I have no dreams in my life
And I do not concede that
I have talents
I am not a person who contributes
And I refuse to believe that
I will be useful
I tell you this:
In the future
I will not be famous
No longer can it be said that
my friends and parents will support me
It will be evident that
I am apathetic
It is foolish to presume that
I have dreams
Life is like a battlefield
Without dreams
Being a lawyer, will not be my aim
Being an accountant, will not be my goal
Being a doctor, will not be my dream
I would never say that
There is hope in my life

by Antonia Lee, Sara Fung, Christy Fung, Rachel Lam

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